Woodworking inventions 09/08

20080230148 - Speed readiness indicator for a saw head in a tree feller: A forestry machine includes a frame; a felling saw carried by the frame; and a speed readiness indicator associated with a saw head of the felling saw. The speed readiness indicator includes at least one sensor, a visual indicator and a controller. The one or more sensors provide an indication... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20080230149 - Work feeding and conveying mechanism for a planing machine: A work feeding and conveying mechanism for a planing machine includes a conveying device having a conveying belt fitted around an intermediate base and actuated to rotate by a front shaft. The front shaft has one side secured with a driven gear connected with a transmission device, which has a... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20080230150 - Wood-splitting tool: A wood-splitting tool includes a penetration portion having a penetrating end and a wedge portion having an impact end. The penetration portion is configured for penetration into a piece of wood. The penetration portion includes two penetration surfaces diverging generally from each other at an inclusive angle generally from the... Agent: Neal, Gerber, & Eisenberg

20080230151 - Board edger: A board edger is taught that includes an infeed conveyor, a scanner for scanning a board to be edged as it passes on the infeed conveyor to determine orientation and dimension and a saw. The saw includes a reference plane for supporting a board to be edged, a first saw... Agent: Anderson Gorecki & Manaras LLP

20080223487 - Selection and bundling method for random length materials: An apparatus for selecting and sorting a plurality of random length boards to form at least one row of boards having a total length within a predetermined target length range includes a measurement section operative to measure the length of each board and a sorting section which includes a sorting... Agent: Law Offices Of Adam H. Jacobs Patent Attorney

20080223488 - Adjustable wood chip flinger: An assembly for processing wood chips has a rotatable drum with a plurality of blades circumferentially spaced from one another fed by a feed chute assembly. The feed chute assembly comprises a moveable element mounted so as to be dynamically moveable between a first position and a second position. The... Agent: Coats & Bennett, PLLC

20080216919 - Table saw jig for cutting box joints: A jig for cutting box joints on a table saw, including guide bar clamps adapted to be joined to guide bars of a table saw; a spacer joined to the guide bar clamps; a spacer strip joined to the spacer, the spacer strip defining spacer apertures; a board clamp joined... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080216920 - Method of separating a floorboard material: A joint system having a flexible spring located in a horizontal groove of a panel, the spring having an inner flexible part and being displaceable horizontally in the groove.... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080210336 - Systems and methods for measuring height of jointer infeed surface: A jointer system comprises a blade assembly, a base, an infeed table, and a measurement system. The base supports the blade assembly to define a reference plane. The infeed table defines an infeed plane. The measurement system comprises a stop member rigidly connected to the base, a gauge assembly, and... Agent: Schacht Law Office, Inc.

20080210337 - Router table: Various example embodiments are disclosed. According to one example embodiment, a router table may comprise a table top, a mounting can, a sleeve, and an adjustment mechanism. The table top may have an aperture and a plurality of support members; the support members may be configured to support the table... Agent: Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP

20080210338 - Router guide for different width doors and hinges: Improvements in an adaptable router template guide are disclosed. The router guide is adjustable for door or door jam widths of 1⅜, 1¾ and 2¼ with simple spring loaded stops and detents. Interchangeable and adjustable routing templates are also provided to accommodate different size and shapes of striker plates, hinge... Agent: Buhler Associates Buhler, Kirk A.

20080210339 - Automatic floor board classification method and system therefor: A method and a system for classifying a plurality of random length boards of random grade, using a conveyer provided with reading units to read both the length and the grade of each board at a first end of said conveyer; a processor, receiving length and grade data from the... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.